1 the general impression that a person or organization gives to the public (某人或组织给公众留下的)总体印象,形象:
When you meet him, he's very different from his public image.你当面见他的时候,会发现他跟在公众场合的形象有很大不同。
2 a mental picture or idea of sb/sth 脑海里的形象;印象:
I have an image of my childhood as always sunny and happy.我脑海中的童年总是快乐无忧的。
3 a picture or description that appears in a book, film or painting (书本、电影或图画里的)图像,描述:
horrific images of war触目惊心的战争图片
4 a copy or picture of sb/sth seen in a mirror, through a camera, on television, computer, etc 副本;影像;映像:
A perfect image of the building was reflected in the lake.湖水映着这座楼房的清晰倒影。 (figurative 比喻)He's the (spitting) image of his father (= he looks exactly like him).他长得跟他爸爸一个模样。
image/ˋImIdʒ; ˈImIdʒ/n [C]1 the way that people consider someone or something to be〔人或物的〕形象: The party is trying to improve its image . 该党正努力提升其形象。It's important to project the right image . 树立良好的形象很重要。+of the public image of the police 警察的公众形象2 a picture that you have in your mind〔心目中的〕印象﹐形象: She had a clear image of how he would look. 她心里很清楚他会是什么模样。3 a picture that you see through a camera, on a television or computer screen, in a mirror etc〔相机或镜子中的〕映像﹔〔电视或电脑屏幕上的〕图像﹐影像4 a picture of a person or thing that is drawn, painted etc on a surface〔人或物的〕画像5 be the (very/living/spitting) image of sb to look exactly like someone else 酷似某人SELF-IMAGE
imageimageimagesimagedimagingnoun1the impression that a person or an organization gives to the public: He's very different from his public image.2a picture in people's minds of somebody or something: A lot of people have an image of London as cold and rainy.3a picture on paper or in a mirror: images of war